We are building up to the Botafogo vs Defensa y Justicia Copa Sudamericana match which is scheduled to start shortly, and the players have just been announced.
We can reveal that the starting XI for Botafogo which has been officially confirmed as:
Botafogo
Roberto Fernández
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 35
Hugo Gonçalves Ferreira Neto
Also known as Hugo
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: João Pessoa, Brazil
Philipe Sampaio Azevedo
Also known as Philipe Sampaio
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
Víctor Cuesta
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 84kg
Age: 34
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: La Plata, Argentina
Danilo Barbosa da Silva
Also known as Danilo Barbosa
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Simões Filho, Brazil
Danilo Neves Pinheiro
Also known as Tchê Tchê
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil
João Pedro Galvão
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Brazil
Gabriel Appelt Pires
Also known as Gabriel Pires
Midfielder
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 82kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Portugal
Place of birth: Resende, Brazil
Lucas Fernandes Silva
Also known as Lucas Fernandes
Midfielder
Height: 1.76m
Weight: 71kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
João Victor Santos Sa
Also known as Victor Sá
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: São José dos Campos, Brazil
Matheus Nascimento
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The team sheet line-up for Defensa y Justicia has also been confirmed as follows:
Defensa y Justicia
Enrique Bologna
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 85kg
Age: 41
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Claypole, Argentina
Alexis Soto
Defender
Height: 1.72m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 29
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Avellaneda, Argentina
Tomás Cardona
Defender
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Agustín Sant'Anna
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Julián Malatini
Defender
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Kevin Gutiérrez
Midfielder
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Julián López
Midfielder
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Avellaneda, Argentina
Gastón Togni
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Coronel Granada, Argentina
David Barbona
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Argentina
Santiago Solari
Forward
Height: 1.78m
Age: 25
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Luis, Argentina
Nicolás Emanuel Fernández
Forward
Height: 1.65m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: Santa Fe, Argentina
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